FITNESS & SPORTS MEDICINE

Fitness & Sports Medicine

Athletes and particularly endurance athletes, such as rowers, expend considerably more energy than their sedentary counterparts, which increases their risk of failing to match these elevated requirements through their diet.Contrary to textbook knowledge, the resulting state of energy deficiency does not necessarily lead to weight loss, as metabolic

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Antennal olfactory responses of adult meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius, to volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

The meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius L.(Hemiptera, Aphrophoridae) is a commonly found vector of Xylella fastidiosa Wells et al.(1987) strain subspecies pauca associated with the "Olive Quick Decline Syndrome" in Italy.To contribute to the knowledge of the adult P.spumarius chemoreceptivity, electroantennographic (EAG) responses of both sexes

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